Defensive back, UCLA (from Utah), 2022–26
Tao Johnson
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 194 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Idaho Falls, ID
Tao Johnson plays defensive back for UCLA, after Utah (2022–25). Last time out, at Oregon: 1 INT.
2026 so far
2 tackles, 1 INT
Last game: 1 INT at Oregon, W 17–15
Next game: vs. Michigan State, Oct 24
Career highs
9tackles, career hightwice; last at Kansas, 2025Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2022
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Utah | 6 | DB | RS | ||
| 2023 | Utah | 6 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | Utah | 6 | DB | So. | ||
| 2025 | Utah | 6 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | UCLA | 6 | DB | Sr. | 6′0″ | 194 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 UCLA 2 games, 2 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at California | W 45–24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Oregon | W 17–15 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
2025 Utah 12 games, 50 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at UCLA | W 43–10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Cal Poly | W 63–9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. Texas Tech | L 10–34 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at West Virginia | W 48–14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | vs. Arizona State | W 42–10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at BYU | L 21–24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Colorado | W 53–7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Cincinnati | W 45–14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | at Baylor | W 55–28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Kansas State | W 51–47 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | at Kansas | W 31–21 | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Nebraska | W 44–22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Utah 12 games, 70 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Southern Utah | W 49–0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs.Baylor | W 23–12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Utah State | W 38–21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | at Oklahoma State | W 22–19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Arizona | L 10–23 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | atArizona State | L 19–27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. TCU | L 7–13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | at Houston | L 14–17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs.BYU | L 21–22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | atColorado | L 24–49 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Iowa State | L 28–31 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 29 | at UCF | W 28–14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2023 Utah 12 games, 33 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Florida | W 24–11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | atBaylor | W 20–13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Weber State | W 31–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs.UCLA | W 14–7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | at Oregon State | L 7–21 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | vs.California | W 34–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at USC | W 34–32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs.Oregon | L 6–35 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | at Washington | L 28–35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atArizona | L 18–42 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Colorado | W 23–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. Northwestern | L 7–14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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